ADHD

May 31, 2017, By Rahil R. Jummani, MD, Emily Hirsch, and Glenn S. Hirsch, MD. Comment by Douglas Berger, Psychiatrist in Tokyo, Japan This is a good article, though with some fuzzy parts: 1. The authors go to great lengths to describe the difference in DSM-5 and ICD-10 diagnostic criteria […]

One of the most frequently diagnosed learning disability is Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), a condition that is often accompanied by Hyperactivity Disorder (HD), called ADD if inattention predominates, and ADHD if hyperactivity predominates. Indeed, it is estimated that the prevalence of ADHD has increased tenfold around the globe in the […]

It turns out there may be more behind the adage, “You are what you eat,” especially when it comes to mental health. In fact, the correlation between diet and mental health may begin before we even take our first breath and are still in utero. A recent report out of […]